Gotta give it to Mayweather. He knows how to make the money with very little risk.

He was in shape, and it was McGregor who ran out of gas (but he probably threw 4X as many punches).

Other than that, I'd wonder how hard Mayweather trained and how seriously he took this. You can say McGregor was better than you expected, but nobody watched that and said he looked like he belonged in a pro ring.

Gotta give it to Mayweather. He knows how to make the money with very little risk.

He was in shape, and it was McGregor who ran out of gas (but he probably threw 4X as many punches).

Other than that, I'd wonder how hard Mayweather trained and how seriously he took this. You can say McGregor was better than you expected, but nobody watched that and said he looked like he belonged in a pro ring.

I'm sure Mayweather just waited for him to run out of gas to make it easy. He wasn't doing anything but using up energy. It's not like he was hitting Mayweather clean. I'd love to see Mayweather lose but this was a farce. McGregor is a terrible boxer. Mayweather just carried him until he was spent and then put him away. He's smart and experienced. Why take a risk? He knew just how to dismantle McGregor without much effort. I didn't think it was entertaining at all. I just kept watching hoping McGregor would tackle him or do something funny. So happy I didn't give them a dime of my money.

_________________Howard Griffith had to resort to chop-blocking him during the 1997 AFC Championship Game. An incredulous Kirkland asked “Why do you have to use cheap tactics like chop-blocking?” Griffith replied by asking, “Why do you have to be a 300-pound linebacker?”

I'm not saying it was fixed, but if two guys wanted to get a huge payday that's exactly how they would script it. Floyd let McGregor win the early rounds to make it seem like a legit fight. Middle rounds stay close, sway towards Mayweather. Late rounds, Mayweather takes over.

Early stoppage by the ref, who was obviously in Mayweathers camp all along. The judges giving Mayweather two of the first three rounds despite him not even throwing punches was bullshit. Both fighters smiling and happy without taking much damage at the end of the fight.

Whatever. The only thing that came out of this was legitimizing McGregor and MMA.

I just kept watching hoping McGregor would tackle him or do something funny. So happy I didn't give them a dime of my money.

The ref had to have warned McGregor at least 6 times about blows to the back of the head....never took a point.

That's because this was a farce and the general public morons ate it up.

_________________Howard Griffith had to resort to chop-blocking him during the 1997 AFC Championship Game. An incredulous Kirkland asked “Why do you have to use cheap tactics like chop-blocking?” Griffith replied by asking, “Why do you have to be a 300-pound linebacker?”

The was one step above the WWE. I wouldn't be surprise to see McGregor go there next.

_________________Howard Griffith had to resort to chop-blocking him during the 1997 AFC Championship Game. An incredulous Kirkland asked “Why do you have to use cheap tactics like chop-blocking?” Griffith replied by asking, “Why do you have to be a 300-pound linebacker?”

Insane amounts of money....$100M for one fight, or the same as what Ben made on his second contract over 5 years. Or $350M for one fight, or $750M for your last 3 fights...or about almost what Lebron and Tiger made in their entire career, including endorsements.

For a sport that has largely nosedived in popularity, there's still a huge appetite for the marquee events. I think the key is rarirty - you get a mega-fight only about every 3 years or so, and it's an match-up you'll probably never see again. That PPV grossed about as much as the last SB - think about that one (Roger definitely is).

Yet, the premise of that fight bordered on absurd, almost as bad of a mismatch as Michael Phelps vs. a shark.